Will Krypton Be in Man of Steel?

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How much of Superman's origin will be covered in the sequel?

By Jim Vejvoda

Despite earlier reports that Man of Steel couldn't cover Superman's origin due to the ongoing rights lawsuit with the creators' heirs, the reboot will reportedly feature the character's roots after all.

First, Diane Lane -- who will play Martha Kent in the Zack Snyder-directed film -- revealed that the script she read "does cover the entire range of years, from infancy on."

Now, Latino Review claims that Superman's biological parents Jor-El and Lara will be in the film, and that Krypton will look more like Star Wars' Coruscant than the ice planet of the original films. They add that the Kryptonian villainess of the movie will be Faora instead of Ursa (although she has been known by that).

Faora has appeared on Smallville as General Zod's wife, but that is just one of multiple incarnations of the character. She's also a soldier and the mother of Doomsday.

Michael Shannon was recently cast as Zod in the reboot; the role of Faora remains uncast at this time.